SEC Form 10-Q filed by Skye Bioscience Inc.
$SKYE
Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations
Health Care
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025
or
For the transition period from ___________ to ___________
Commission File Number: 000-55136
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No
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As of May 6, 2025, there were 30,984,358 shares of the issuer’s $0.001 par value common stock issued and outstanding.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2024 | ||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (Unaudited) | ||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (Unaudited) | ||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (Unaudited) | ||||||||
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
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SKYE BIOSCIENCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current assets | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Short-term investments | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | |||||||||||
| Other current assets | |||||||||||
| Total current assets | |||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use asset | |||||||||||
| Other assets | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accrued payroll liabilities | |||||||||||
| Other current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Estimate for accrued legal contingencies and related expenses | |||||||||||
| Operating lease liability, current portion | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Non-current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Operating lease liability, net of current portion | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | |||||||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7) | |||||||||||
Stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||
Preferred stock, $ | |||||||||||
Common stock, $ | |||||||||||
| Additional paid-in-capital | |||||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SKYE BIOSCIENCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
| For the three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses | |||||||||||
| Research and development | $ | $ | |||||||||
| General and administrative | |||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | |||||||||||
| Operating loss | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other (income) expense | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | |||||||||||
| Interest income | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Gain on sale of asset | ( | ||||||||||
| Other (income) expense | ( | ||||||||||
| Total other (income) expense, net | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | |||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Loss per common share: | |||||||||||
| Basic | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Diluted | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding used to compute loss per share: | |||||||||||
| Basic | |||||||||||
| Diluted | |||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SKYE BIOSCIENCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net Loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | |||||||||||
| Amortization of debt discount | |||||||||||
| Gain on sale of asset | ( | ||||||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other current assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ||||||||||
| Accrued interest - legal contingency | |||||||||||
| Accrued payroll liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Operating lease liability | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from the sale of assets, net of sales costs | |||||||||||
| Purchase of short-term investments | ( | ||||||||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock and warrants, net of equity issuance costs of $ | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | |||||||||||
| Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Supplemental disclosures of cash-flow information: | |||||||||||
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalent | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Restricted cash | |||||||||||
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Supplemental disclosures of non-cash financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Accrued financing charges | $ | $ | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SKYE BIOSCIENCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amounts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, January 1, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2025 | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders’ Equity/(Deficit) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amounts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, January 1, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock and warrants, net of issuance costs of $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2024 | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SKYE BIOSCIENCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. Organization, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Nature of Operations
Skye Bioscience, Inc. (the “Company” or “Skye”) was incorporated in Nevada on March 16, 2011. The Company is a clinical stage biotechnology company developing next-generation molecules that modulate G-protein-coupled receptors ("GPCRs") to treat obesity, overweight, and related conditions.
As of March 31, 2025, the Company has devoted substantially all its efforts to securing its product pipeline, carrying out research and development, preparing for and conducting clinical trials, building infrastructure and raising capital. The Company has not yet realized revenue from its planned principal operations and is a number of years away from potentially being able to do so.
Impact of Geopolitical and Macroeconomic Factors
It is possible that the Company may encounter supply chain issues related to global economic and political conditions such as a lack of production or laboratory resources, pandemics or cyberattacks that could cause business disruptions and clinical trial delays which will need to be managed in the future. There may also be significant uncertainty resulting from the impact of other geopolitical and macroeconomic factors, including global pandemics, tariffs, inflation, supply chain issues, fluctuating interest rates, future bank failures and increased geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and its international trade partners, including China.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Interim financial results are not necessarily indicative of results anticipated for the full year, or any future periods.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, there were no changes to the Company's significant accounting policies as described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
Pronouncements Implemented
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This ASU requires greater disaggregation of information about a reporting entity's effective tax rate reconciliation as well as information on income taxes paid. This ASU applies to all entities subject to income taxes and is intended to help investors better understand an entity’s exposure to potential changes in jurisdictional tax legislation and assess income tax information that affects cash flow forecasts and capital allocation decisions. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. This ASU should be applied on a prospective basis although retrospective application is permitted. The Company adopted this ASU as of January 1, 2025. The Company's adoption of this ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires additional disclosure of the nature of expenses included in the income statement. The standard requires disclosures about specific types of expenses included in the expense captions presented in the income statement as well as disclosures about selling expenses. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The requirements should be applied on a prospective basis while retrospective application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
2. Fair Value Measurement
The Company’s financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis consist of Level 1 financial instruments.
The following table sets forth the Company’s financial instruments that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):
| Fair Value Measurement as of March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||
| Total | Level 1 | ||||||||||
| Assets: | |||||||||||
| Money Market Funds (included in cash and cash equivalents) | $ | $ | |||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Obligations (included in cash and cash equivalents) | |||||||||||
| Total fair value of assets in cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Obligations (included in short-term investments) | |||||||||||
| Total fair value of assets included in short-term investments | $ | $ | |||||||||
The amount of unrealized gain (losses) was immaterial for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
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3. Prepaid Expenses, Other Current Assets and Liabilities
Prepaid expenses consist of the following:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Prepaid clinical expenses | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Total other prepaid expenses | |||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||
Other current assets consist of the following:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| AusIndustry incentive | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Vendor deposits | |||||||||||
| Other tax receivables | |||||||||||
| Other current assets | |||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||
Other current liabilities consist of the following:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Research and development costs | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Legal expenses | |||||||||||
| Consulting and professional fees | |||||||||||
| Other accrued liabilities | |||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||
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4. Warrants
There are significant judgements and estimates inherent in the determination of the fair value of the Company’s warrants. These judgements and estimates include assumptions regarding the Company’s future operating performance and the determination of the appropriate valuation methods.
Warrants vested and outstanding as of March 31, 2025, are summarized as follows:
| Source | Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) | Number of Warrants Outstanding | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 Common Stock Warrants | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 Common Stock Warrants to Service Providers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 Common Stock Warrants to Placement Agent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 Inducement Warrants | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 Inducement Warrants to Placement Agent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 Common Stock Warrants | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 Common Stock Warrants to Placement Agent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| August 2023 Convertible Note Common Stock Warrants | ||||||||||||||||||||
| August 2023 PIPE Financing Common Stock Warrants | ||||||||||||||||||||
| January 2024 Pre-Funded Warrants Common Stock | Indefinite | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total warrants outstanding as of March 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
As of March 31, 2025, all of the Company's warrants are fully vested.
5. Stock-Based Compensation
Stock Incentive Plan
On October 31, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") approved the Company’s 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan"). On June 14, 2022, the Board approved the 2014 Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2014 Amended and Restated Plan”) which replaced the 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan in its entirety.
On September 29, 2023, the Board and holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the Company adopted and approved Amendment No. 1 to the 2014 Amended and Restated Plan. Amendment No. 1 to the 2014 Amended and Restated Plan became effective on November 6, 2023.
On October 22, 2024, the second amendment and restatement of the Company's 2014 Amended and Restated Plan was approved to increase the number of shares of the Company's common stock issuable to 4,000,000 , extend the expiration date of the plan to September 10, 2034, update the name of the plan to the “Skye Bioscience, Inc. Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan” and make certain administrative amendments (as so amended and restated, the "Amended and Restated Plan").
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had 1,170,197 shares available for future grant under the Amended and Restated Plan.
2024 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan
On July 2, 2024, the Board adopted the Skye Bioscience, Inc. 2024 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan (the "Inducement Plan"). The Company has reserved 600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for issuance pursuant to awards granted under the Inducement Plan. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had 230,500 shares available for future grant under the Inducement Plan.
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Stock Options
The following is a summary of option activity under the Company’s Amended and Restated Plan and the Inducement Plan, for the three months ended March 31, 2025:
| Number of Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding, December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Granted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cancelled | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding, March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercisable, March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
*The aggregate intrinsic value is the sum of the amounts by which the quoted market price of the Company’s stock exceeded the exercise price of the stock options at March 31, 2025 for those stock options for which the quoted market price was in excess of the exercise price ("in-the-money options").
The weighted-average grant-date fair value of stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2025, was $2.11 .
The fair value of each stock option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model under the following assumptions:
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | |||||
| Dividend yield | |||||
| Volatility factor | |||||
| Risk-free interest rate | |||||
| Expected term (years) | |||||
Restricted Stock Units
The following is a summary of restricted stock unit activity during the year ended March 31, 2025:
| Number of Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | ||||||||||
| Unvested, December 31, 2024 | $ | ||||||||||
| Granted | |||||||||||
| Unvested, March 31, 2025 | $ | ||||||||||
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense using the straight-line method over the requisite service period or derived service period. The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense for the stock options and the restricted stock units ("RSUs") discussed above, in its Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Research and development | $ | $ | |||||||||
| General and administrative | |||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||
The total amount of unrecognized compensation cost was $15,034,895 as of March 31, 2025. This amount will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.75 years.
2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In June 2022, the Board approved the 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP"), under which the Company may offer eligible employees the option to purchase common stock at a 15 % discount to the lower of the market value of the stock at the beginning or end of each participation period under the terms of the ESPP. Total individual purchases in any year are limited to 15 % of compensation. The ESPP was approved by the Company's stockholders on September 30, 2022. As of March 31, 2025, no shares were issued under the ESPP. The compensation expense, computed using the Black-Scholes model was immaterial.
6. Loss Per Share of Common Stock
The following tables are a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators used in the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share computations:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Basic EPS and diluted EPS: | |||||||||||
| Loss (Numerator) | |||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Shares (Denominator) | |||||||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding | |||||||||||
| Per-Share Amount | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
The following outstanding shares of common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share of common stock for the periods presented because including them would have been anti-dilutive:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Stock options | |||||||||||
| Warrants | |||||||||||
| Unvested restricted stock units | |||||||||||
| Unvested restricted stock | |||||||||||
| Convertible debt | |||||||||||
7. Contingencies
General Litigation and Disputes
From time to time, in the normal course of operations, the Company may be a party to litigation and other dispute matters and claims. Litigation can be expensive and disruptive to normal business operations. Moreover, the results of complex legal proceedings are difficult to predict. An unfavorable outcome to any legal matter, if material, could have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s operations or financial position, liquidity or results of operations.
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Wendy Cunning vs Skye Bioscience, Inc.
The Company is a party to a legal proceeding with a former employee alleging, among other things, wrongful termination, violation of whistleblower protections under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and retaliation under California law against the Company relating to certain actions and events that occurred with the Company's former management during the employee's employment term from March 2018 to July 2019. The case, entitled Wendy Cunning vs Skye Bioscience, Inc., was filed in U.S. District Court (the "District Court") for the Central District of California (the “Cunning Lawsuit”). On January 18, 2023, a jury rendered a verdict in favor of Ms. Cunning and awarded her $512,500 in economic damages (e.g., lost earnings, future earnings and interest), $840,960 in non-economic damages (e.g., emotional distress) and $3,500,000 in punitive damages. On August 2, 2023, the District Court ruled on the plaintiff's motion for attorney fees and awarded the plaintiff $1,200,008 . Based on this order, the Company reduced the aggregate estimate for the legal contingency by $151,842 , the difference between the attorney fees awarded by the District Court and the Company's previous estimate. On August 17, 2023, the Company obtained a stay on enforcement of the judgment in the Cunning Lawsuit by posting an appeal bond in the amount of $9,080,202 .
In March of 2023, the Company appealed the judgment in the Cunning Lawsuit to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth District (the "Ninth Circuit"). On October 22, 2024, the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in the Company's favor which vacated the judgment and remanded the case back to the District Court for a new trial. As a result, the Company recovered the $9,080,202 restriction on its cash related to the bond during the year ended December 31, 2024. The new trial is currently scheduled to be held in September 2025.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, management revised its assumptions related to its estimate of the legal contingency and the the Company reversed the accrued interest on the original judgment and recognized a gain of $4,234,717 in change in estimate for legal contingencies. As of March 31, 2025, the estimated legal contingency, including accrued legal expenses, is $1,913,003 .
In arriving at the conclusion that a significant portion of the estimated legal contingency should be reversed, the Company considered the following in revising its assumptions:
•advice from external advisors including its technical accounting advisors regarding the appropriate application of GAAP and legal counsel’s advice with regard to prior experience with similar cases,
•the damages and potential attorney fee awards if the case were to be retried, including the likelihood of a subsequent loss if the Company were to be unsuccessful, while giving consideration to the facts and circumstances that would be inadmissible due to the Ninth Circuit’s decision,
•the likelihood of settlement and information obtained during settlement discussions prior to the first trial,
•the Company’s possible defenses and counterclaims, and
•the case history and the amount of the prior judgment.
The final amount of the loss and loss recoveries remain uncertain. The ultimate amount of the potential loss may be significantly less than the amount of the revised legal contingency and there is no guarantee that the Company will be successful in its efforts to recover additional losses. The Company believes that it is at least reasonably possible that the estimated amount of the potential loss may change in the near term.
8. Segment Reporting
The Company operates in one business segment, which includes the business of research and development activities related to developing medicine for obesity and other metabolic diseases. The determination of a single business segment is consistent with the consolidated financial information regularly provided to the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). The Company’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer, who reviews and evaluates consolidated net loss for purposes of assessing performance, making operating decisions, allocating resources, and planning and forecasting for future periods.
In addition to the significant expense categories included within consolidated net loss presented on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations, see below for disaggregated amounts that comprise research and development expenses which are presented to the Company's CODM for review:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
External clinical development expenses (1) | |||||||||||
| SBI-100 | $ | $ | |||||||||
| nimacimab | |||||||||||
| Personnel related and stock-based compensation | |||||||||||
Other research and development expenses (2) | |||||||||||
| Total research and development expenses | $ | $ | |||||||||
(1) External clinical development expenses include expenses for clinical trial costs and clinical manufacturing, as well as costs for discovery in research and development studies.
(2) Other research and development expenses include expenses for travel and entertainment, consulting and advisory and general business expenses.
The amount of property and equipment in the US was equal to $81,180 and $144,006 for March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively. The amount of property and equipment outside of the US was equal to $1,222,967 , and $1,522,258 for March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively.
9. Subsequent Events
Subsequent to March 31, 2025, the Company granted an aggregate of 119,000 options to purchase common stock to its employees under the Inducement Plan.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, together with the notes thereto and the consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1943, as amended (the "Exchange Act") that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. The words “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “target,” “strategy,” “intend,” “project,” “guidance,” “likely,” “usually,” “potential,” or the negative of these words or variations of such words, similar expressions, or comparable terminology are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. There are a number of important risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements we make. A further list and description of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements that we make is included in the cautionary statements herein and in our other filings with the SEC, including those set forth under Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or investments that we may make.
We have based the forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on information available to us on the date of this quarterly report, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements, other than as required by law. Although we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make directly to you or through reports that we, in the future, may file with the SEC, including Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.
Unless otherwise provided in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, references to “we,” “us,” “our” and “Skye” in this discussion and analysis refer to Skye Bioscience, Inc., a Nevada corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries.
Overview
We are a clinical stage biotechnology company developing next-generation molecules that modulate G-protein-coupled receptors ("GPCRs") to treat obesity, overweight, and related conditions. Our lead candidate, nimacimab, is a peripherally restricted negative allosteric modulating antibody targeting the CB1 receptor—a key GPCR involved in metabolic regulation.
We are conducting CBeyondTM, a Phase 2a proof-of-concept clinical trial of nimacimab administered as a subcutaneous injectable for the treatment of obesity and overweight in the United States. The CBeyondTM study is also assessing the combination of nimacimab and a GLP-1 receptor agonist. We anticipate providing a top-line readout from the CBeyond™ study late in the third quarter or early in the fourth quarter of 2025, enabling a comprehensive view of nimacimab’s safety and efficacy profile.
To obtain 52 weeks of treatment data, we are planning a trial extension that increases the originally planned 26 weeks of treatment to provide a longer-term assessment of safety, tolerability and efficacy. The protocol extension will provide for continued assessment for all four treatment arms including both the nimacimab monotherapy (primary endpoint) and the nimacimab/GLP-1 combination cohort (exploratory endpoint). The IRB has approved the open-label study extension to 52 weeks. We are finalizing the study protocol with the FDA in preparation for enrollment.
The Data Safety Monitoring Committee for the CBeyondTM study has completed three regularly scheduled reviews and has recommended that the study continue in accordance with the study protocol.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we announced preclinical data supporting our hypothesis that our highly-peripherally restricted molecule, nimacimab, is able to drive similar efficacy when compared to a less-peripherally restricted CB1 inhibitor, monlunabant, in a diet-induced obesity (DIO) murine model. The results of the preclinical DIO study demonstrated greater than 30% weight loss when nimacimab was combined with the dual GLP-1/GIP agonist, tirzepatide. Nimacimab alone demonstrated 23.5% weight loss, which is comparable to monlunabant and tirzepatide alone in this study.
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We also shared in vitro potency data demonstrating that nimacimab’s non-competitive allosteric binding to CB1 provides potential advantages over orthosteric-binding small-molecule drugs. Binding to a different site on the receptor, nimacimab does not compete with natural CB1 agonists such as anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG). It can block CB1 activity even with an elevated concentration of CB1 agonists, which is associated with obesity. In contrast, orthosteric-binding small molecule inhibitors must compete with CB1 agonists for binding at the receptor's orthosteric site, which was shown to negatively impact potency when tested under elevated CB1 agonist concentrations. This distinction may give nimacimab a wider therapeutic window, with suitable potency at lower doses and less side effects.
Given the distinct mechanism and beneficial attributes of nimacimab as a peripheral CB1 inhibitor, within the large and heterogeneous obesity landscape we believe there is significant opportunity for nimacimab to potentially complement GLP-1 agonists and other anti-obesity drug mechanisms of action as well as to have a potential role as a monotherapy.
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on March 16, 2011, and our headquarters are based in San Diego, CA. We also maintain administrative office space in San Francisco, CA. Since our incorporation, we have devoted substantially all of our efforts to building our product portfolio through the acquisition of clinical assets and licensing agreements, carrying out research and development, building infrastructure and raising capital.
Financial Overview
Revenues
To date, we have not generated any revenue. We do not expect to receive any revenue from our lead drug candidate, nimacimab, or any future drug candidates that we develop unless and until we obtain regulatory approval for, and commercialize, nimacimab or future drug candidates or generate revenue from collaborative agreements with third parties.
Research and Development Expenses
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we incurred $7,197,257 in research and development expenses primarily related to our Phase 2a clinical trial of nimacimab for obesity and the manufacturing costs associated with future trials. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we incurred $1,946,450 in research and development expense primarily related to our efforts in conducting our legacy Phase 2a SBI-100 OE clinical trial.
We expect that our ongoing research and development expenses will consist of costs incurred for the development of our drug candidate, nimacimab, or any future drug candidates, including but not limited to:
• employee-related expenses, which include salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation;
• payments to third party contract research organizations and investigative sites;
• payments to third party manufacturing organizations and consultants; and
• payments to third parties related to our discovery research and development efforts to build our pipeline.
We expect to incur future research and development expenditures to support our preclinical, nonclinical, and clinical studies. Preclinical and nonclinical activities include early discovery efforts with novel molecules, laboratory evaluation of product chemistry, toxicity and formulation, as well as animal studies to assess safety and efficacy.
The process of conducting the necessary clinical research to obtain regulatory approval is costly and time consuming and the successful development of our drug candidate, nimacimab, and any future drug candidate is highly uncertain. Our future research and development expenses will depend on the clinical success of nimacimab and any future drug candidates as well as ongoing assessments of the commercial potential of such drug candidates. In addition, we cannot forecast with any degree of certainty whether nimacimab or any future drug candidates may be subject to future collaborations, when such arrangements will be secured, if at all, and to what degree such arrangements would affect our development plans and capital requirements. We expect to incur increased research and development expenses in the future as we continue our efforts towards advancing our lead program for nimacimab.
General and Administrative Expenses
Our general and administrative expenses have fluctuated year-over-year as we have entered into various strategic acquisitions to restructure and reposition our company. Additionally, as a business in the early stages of drug development we are in the process of scaling our operations by hiring additional employees and building the infrastructure necessary to increase efficiencies. These initiatives have resulted in additional costs related to the implementation of certain systems, insurance, facilities, legal, tax and accounting costs. As a public company, we expect to incur additional expenses related to insurance, investor relations activities, legal and other administration and professional services to comply with the rules and regulations of
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the SEC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") and Nasdaq. Other significant costs are expected to include legal fees relating to patent and corporate matters, business development costs and fees for consulting services. To incentivize our employees and be competitive to retain strong talent we issued additional equity awards in 2024 and 2023, which have resulted in increased stock-based compensation expense. We also expect that certain general and administrative expenses which are commensurate with headcount, will continue to increase in the future in order to support our expected increase in research and development activities, including increased salaries, technology, facilities and other related costs.
Estimated Legal Contingency
The estimated legal contingency relates to a material litigation matter that was related to our former management team. As of December 31, 2023, we had posted an appellate bond that was collateralized by an irrevocable letter of credit equal to, $9,080,202, approximately 150% of the liability recorded on our balance sheet. As of December 31, 2024, we were successful in our appeal of the judgement in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the case was remanded back to the District Court for a new trial, as a result of which we reduced the estimated legal contingency based on new key assumptions. The final amount of the loss and loss recoveries remains uncertain. We believe that it is at least reasonably possible that the estimated amount of the potential loss may change in the near term. As of March 31, 2025, the estimated legal contingency, including accrued legal expenses, is $1,913,003.
Other Expense
Other expense primarily includes a gain from the sale of the Avalite Sciences, Inc. ("AVI") building (the "AVI building") in the first quarter of 2024, and interest expense. These expenses are offset by interest income earned on our cash balances.
Critical Accounting Estimates
There have been no material changes in our Critical Accounting Estimates from the information provided in the "Critical Accounting Estimates" section of "Item 7- Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, except, for the addition of our critical accounting estimate related to the estimate for accrued legal contingencies and related expenses and loss recoveries.
Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1 to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for information on recently issued accounting pronouncements and recently adopted accounting pronouncements. While we expect certain recently adopted accounting pronouncements to impact our disclosures in future periods, the impact upon adoption was not significant to our current estimates and operations.
Results of Operations
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
Research and Development Expenses
Below is a summary of our research and development expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and for the same period in 2024:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change 2025 vs. 2024 | % Change 2025 vs. 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development expenses | $ | 7,197,257 | $ | 1,946,450 | $ | 5,250,807 | 270 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Research and development expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025, increased by $5,250,807 as compared to the same period in 2024. The net increase in research and development expenses was primarily due to:
•Clinical trial costs increased by $1,266,302 due to increased site and patient costs related to our Nimacimab Phase 2a clinical study, offset by decrease in costs to complete our glaucoma study.
•Contract manufacturing costs increased by $2,532,130 from drug substance and product costs related to resupplying our extended Phase 2a study for nimacimab and process intensification and dose optimization work, labeling and packaging related to nimacimab's future studies.
•Discovery research and development increased $623,020 from increased work to interrogate nimacimab's mechanism of action and for life cycle management.
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•Salaries and stock-based compensation increased by $526,168 due to increased headcount and the recognition of stock based compensation expense.
•Consulting costs increased by $149,980 to support our nimacimab program
•Depreciation expense on equipment increased by $95,035.
General and Administrative Expenses
Below is a summary of our general and administrative expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2025, and for the same period in 2024:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change 2025 vs. 2024 | % Change 2025 vs. 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | $ | 4,562,305 | $ | 4,205,800 | $ | 356,505 | 8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025, increased by $356,505 as compared to the same period in 2024. The increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to:
•Salaries and stock-based compensation decreased by $136,137 primarily due to less stock-based compensation expense from the vesting of performance based restricted stock units which vested during the three months ended March 31, 2024, offset by an increase in cash compensation.
•Consulting and advisory fees increased by $89,902 from the use of finance consultants and board member compensation.
•Investor relations, marketing and communications expenses increased by $373,571 due to primarily to a market evaluation study for nimacimab and increased investor communications activities.
Other (Income) Expense
Below is a summary of our other (income) expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and for the same period in 2024:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change 2025 vs. 2024 | % Change 2025 vs. 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | $ | 1,452 | $ | 436,936 | (435,484) | (100) | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | (619,054) | (427,554) | (191,500) | 45 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain from the sale of asset | — | (1,145,141) | 1,145,141 | (100) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (income) expense | (40,641) | 1,040 | (41,681) | (4008) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other (income) expense | $ | (658,243) | $ | (1,134,719) | $ | 476,476 | (42) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we had a reduction of other income of $476,476 primarily due to:
•Gain on sale of asset for $1,145,141 during the period ended March 31, 2024 which did not recur in the current period.
•Reduction of interest expenses for $435,484 due to the reduction of debt compared to the corresponding period of prior year.
•Increases in interest income and other income of $233,181 due to the increased interest from our short-term investments yields.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
We have incurred operating losses and negative cash flows from operations since our inception, and as of March 31, 2025, we had working capital of $57,708,321, an accumulated deficit of $142,052,991, and stockholders’ equity of $59,250,314. We had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments in the amount of $59,223,949 as of March 31, 2025, as compared to $68,415,741 as of December 31, 2024. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred losses from operations of $11,759,562 and $6,152,250, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred net losses of $11,103,319 and $5,019,531, respectively.
In January 2024 and March 2024, we completed two private placement equity transactions (the "January and March PIPE Financings") with institutional accredited investors in which we raised combined net aggregate proceeds of $83,556,563. We expect that the net proceeds raised from the January and March PIPE Financings, will allow us to fund our clinical trial for obesity through top-line Phase 2a data, complete process intensification manufacturing activities along with drug substance and product manufacturing work needed for future studies, plan for our Phase 2b dose ranging study and provide us with the ability to expand upon our metabolic program with our other research and development efforts.
In May 2024 we entered into the ATM Agreement under which the Company may sell up to $100,000,000 of shares of common stock through the Sales Agent. The Company has not sold any shares under the ATM Agreement as of the date hereof and is not obligated to, and cannot provide any assurances that the Company will make any sales of the shares under the ATM Agreement.
In August 2024, the holder of the Convertible Note exercised their conversion option and converted the principal balance of $5,000,000 into 968,973 shares of our common stock.
During the fourth quarter of 2024, we were successful in our appeal in the Ninth Circuit of the judgment of a material litigation matter, which has been remanded to the District Court for a new trial, and the bond related to the judgement was exonerated, allowing us to recover $9,000,000 in restricted cash. Additionally, in a related case with our insurance carrier, we collected $2,000,000 during the fourth quarter of 2024. The recovered funds have been reallocated to further our clinical pipeline and extend our cash runway.
The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of the Company continuing as a going concern for the next 12 months. Based on its current operational requirements, the Company believes that its current cash will be sufficient to fund its projected operations for at least 12 months from the date of the issuance of these consolidated financial statements. However, our forecast of the period of time through which our financial resources will be adequate to support our operations is a forward-looking statement that involves risks and uncertainties, and actual results could vary materially. We have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could use our capital resources sooner than we expect. Additionally, the process of testing product candidates in clinical trials is costly, and the timing of progress and expenses in these trials is uncertain.
Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:
•the scope, rate of progress, results and costs of our clinical trials, preclinical studies and other related activities;
•our ability to establish and maintain strategic collaborations, licensing or other arrangements and the financial terms of such agreements;
•the timing of, and the costs involved in, obtaining regulatory approvals for nimacimab or any future drug candidates;
•the number and characteristics of the drug candidates we seek to develop or commercialize;
•the cost of manufacturing clinical supplies, and establishing commercial supplies of our drug candidates, both in the U.S. and internationally;
•the cost of commercialization activities if our current or future drug candidates are approved for sale, including marketing, sales and distribution costs;
•the expenses needed to attract and retain skilled personnel;
•the costs associated with being a public company;
•the amount of revenue, if any, received from commercial sales of our drug candidates, should any of our drug candidates receive marketing approval;
•the costs involved in preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining, defending and enforcing possible patent claims, including litigation costs and the outcome of any such litigation; and
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•the impact of any of the foregoing of macroeconomic events, including inflation, fluctuating interest and exchange rates, and market volatility as a result of trade, fiscal and regulatory policies, including tariffs.
Cash Flows
The following is a summary of our cash flows for the periods indicated and has been derived from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements which are included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (9,185,480) | $ | (4,708,123) | ||||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (12,808,962) | 1,141,960 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | — | 85,652,617 | ||||||||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
The primary use of cash for our operating activities during the period was to fund research development activities for our clinical product candidate and general and administrative activities. Our cash used in operating activities also reflected changes in our working capital, net of adjustments for non-cash charges, such as stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization, amortization of debt discount and the gain on sale of asset.
Cash used in operating activities of $9,185,480 during the three months ended March 31, 2025, reflected a net loss of $11,103,319, partially offset by aggregate non-cash charges of $2,379,288 and included a $461,449 net cash outflow in our operating assets and liabilities.
Non-cash charges included $2,201,909 for stock-based compensation expense primarily attributable to the recognition of current period expense on prior grants and $177,379 in depreciation and amortization. The net change in our operating assets and liabilities included a $1,392,326 cash outflow from the increase in our prepaid expenses and other current assets, a $284,902 net cash outflow from decrease in our accrued expenses and other current liabilities and a $1,215,779 cash inflow from the increase of our accounts payable.
Cash used in operating activities of $4,708,123 during the three months ended March 31, 2024, reflected a net loss of $5,019,531, partially offset by aggregate non-cash charges of $1,597,803 and included a $1,286,395 net change in our operating assets and liabilities.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, our cash used in investing activities related primarily to the purchase of $12,802,650 in short-term investments.
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, our cash provided by investing activities related primarily to the net proceeds received in the amount of $1,145,141 from the sale of real estate .
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Cash flows from financing activities primarily reflect proceeds from the sale of our securities.
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, cash provided by financing activities included $85,652,617 in proceeds received in connection with the January and March PIPE Financings, net of issuance costs.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
There are no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
Not applicable.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. We maintain controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any control and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and in reaching a reasonable level of assurance, management necessarily is required to apply its judgement in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
We conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2025. Based upon their evaluation and subject to the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level.
Changes in internal controls. Management determined there were no changes in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
For a description of material legal proceedings, see Note 7, "General Litigation and Disputes" to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed by us in Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on March 20, 2025.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
On February 12, 2025 , Deborah Charych , a member of the Company's Board of Directors , adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Dr. Charych's Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) and provides for the potential sale of up to 58,917 shares of the Company’s common stock subject to stock options held by Dr. Charych upon exercise of such stock options until December 31, 2025 .
On March 28, 2025 , Punit Dhillon , the Company’s Chief Executive officer and a member of the Company's Board of Directors , adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Mr. Dhillon's Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) and provides for (i) the potential sale of up to 68,846 shares of the Company’s common stock subject to restricted stock units held by Mr. Dhillon until December 31, 2025 , which amount includes the sale of an indeterminate number of shares of the Company's common stock at market prices sufficient to cover Mr. Dhillon's tax liability upon the vesting of such restricted stock units (ii) the potential sale of up to 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock subject to restricted stock units held by Mr. Dhillon until December 31, 2026 , which amount includes of the sale of an indeterminate number of shares of the Company's common stock at market prices sufficient to cover Mr. Dhillon's tax liability upon the vesting of such restricted stock units, (iii) the potential sale of up to 20,322 shares of the Company’s common stock held by Mr. Dhillon until December 31, 2025 and (iv) the potential sale of up to 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock held by Mr. Dhillon until December 31, 2026 .
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Item 6. Exhibits.
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+ Certain exhibits and schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The registrant agrees to furnish supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission a copy of any omitted exhibits or schedules upon request.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Skye Bioscience, Inc., a Nevada corporation | ||||||||
| May 8, 2025 | By: | /s/ Punit Dhillon | ||||||
| Punit Dhillon | ||||||||
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |||||||
| May 8, 2025 | By: | /s/ Kaitlyn Arsenault | ||||||
| Kaitlyn Arsenault | ||||||||
| Its: | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |||||||
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